Samina Ahmed
Dr. Samina Ahmed is South Asia Project Director for International Crisis Group. She is a specialist on South Asian affairs, particularly the insurgencies in Pakistan and Afghanist…
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Henry Wilkinson
Henry Wilkinson is a recognized expert on insurgency and conflict in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, and terrorism analysis. He is the head intelligence analyst and…
Iran's Limited Enrichment Plan Can Work
With the recent activation of the Bushehr nuclear reactor, Iran has crossed the line. The Islamic Republic is no longer an aspirant member to the nuclear 'club,' but a nuclear sta…
Iran's Limited Enrichment Plan Can Work
With the recent activation of the Bushehr nuclear reactor, Iran has crossed the line. The Islamic Republic is no longer an aspirant member to the nuclear 'club,' but a nuclear sta…
Middle East peace talks in crisis
JERUSALEM - American diplomats are leading frantic negotiations to prevent the collapse of the latest round of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
Our Conscience Keepers: Lessons in Disarmament
Dr. Swadesh Rana is the former chief of the United Nation's Conventional Arms Branch in the Department of Disarmament Affairs, and currently Senior Fellow at the World Policy Inst…
US walks out of United Nations over Ahmadinejad remarks
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK - Diplomats representing the United States and other Western powers have walked out on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech to the UN General As…
A Muslim's Plea for Gay Rights
Lately I've been hearing a lot about how much my people are under attack in America today. The thing is, though, as an American Muslim, I don't really feel under attack. Annoyed?…
A Muslim's Plea for Gay Rights
Lately I've been hearing a lot about how much my people are under attack in America today. The thing is, though, as an American Muslim, I don't really feel under attack. Annoyed?…
Deadly clashes in East Jerusalem
JERUSALEM - One Palestinian has been killed and five others injured in clashes with Israeli settlers in East Jerusalem.
Hey, America: I'm a Muslim, let's talk
I have developed an overwhelming urge to tell everyone I meet I'm a Muslim. As a Muslim woman who doesn't wear a headscarf, I'm often mistaken for a Latina and other ethnicities t…
Hey, America: I’m a Muslim, let’s talk
I have developed an overwhelming urge to tell everyone I meet I’m a Muslim. As a Muslim woman who doesn’t wear a headscarf, I’m often mistaken for a Latina and other ethnici…